Yard Operative

Yard Operative - Competitive Hourly Rate - Nelson Site

About the role

Working as part of the Maintenance team and reporting to the Projects & Maintenance Manager, this role will support with the daily maintenance and cleaning tasks to ensure standards are met across the site and to allow for an effective operation. You will work to continually improve standards and look for ways to take us to the next level.

This is a part time role working 3 days a week (25.5 hours); Thursday, Friday and Saturday or Friday, Saturday and Monday.

What you will do:

• Cleaning within the warehouse, food preparation and external areas.
• Assist with all aspects of site maintenance and cleaning as required.
• Organising and arranging the Yard area.
• Use of specialist equipment to undertake deep cleaning around the site, including food production areas.
• Use of compactors / balers for recycling of cardboard and plastic.
• Use of jet wash for cleaning of effluent treatment works.
• Assisting the Maintenance Technicians as required.
• Assisting with ongoing projects, specific hygiene tasks and operations within the business.

What you will need:

• Self-driven with the ability to work under your own initiative.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team as required.
• Great communication skills and be enthusiastic with a can-do attitude
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst having a good eye for detail.

Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:

• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs

About us

Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.

From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.

We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.

Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it’s like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.
We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… go on… why not give it a whirl? Good luck!